Easel-type calendar mount



April 28, 1964 e. E. NICHOLS EASEL-TYPE CALENDAR MOUNT Filed Feb. 15, 1961 United States Patent 3,130,510 EASEL-TYPE CALENDAR MOUNT Gordon E. Nichols, Middleboro, Mass, assignor to Winthrop-Atkins Co., Inc, Middleboro, Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Filed Feb. 15, 1961, Ser. No. 89,400 4 Claims. (1. 40-120) This invention relates to a mount of the easel-type, such as is commonly used to support calendar pads, photographs and the like, in an upwardly inclined position, and has for its principal objects to provide a mount of the foregoing kind of inexpensive but sturdy construction made from a single blank, so as not only to be economical of material, but also to eliminate assembling operations and hence to minimize manufacturing costs.

As herein illustrated, the mount comprises a back panel adapted to be supported in an upright, rearwardly inclined position, a leg connected to the support intermediate its upper and lower edges, the leg extending downwardly from the rear side of the back panel so that its lower edge, in conjunction with the lower edge of the front panel, provide footing for the mount, a cover panel disposed against the front face of the back panel and hinged thereto at its lower edge so that it may be folded forwardly from the back panel to expose the adjacent surfaces of the two panels, and a brace connected at one end to the cover panel above the hinge connecting the cover panel to the back panel and, at its other end, to the leg so as to hold the leg in its operative position and, at the same time, to hold the cover panel flat against the back panel.

The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation;

FIG. 3 is an end elevation of the mount in its normal position;

FIG. 4 is an end elevation of the mount with the cover panel folded forwardly;

FIG. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the blank.

Referring to the drawings (FIG. 1), the mount has a rigid, substantially rectangular back panel 10 which is adapted to be supported in an upright, rearwardly inclined position by a leg 12 connected at its upper end by a transversely extending hinge 14 to the back panel, so as to extend downwardly and rearwardly therefrom at an acute angle. The back panel 10 is U-shaped (FIG. 2), having transversely spaced legs Slim-10a and a back 1%. The leg 12 is T-shaped, having a cross-head 12a and a stem 12b and is situated between the legs of the back panel. The hinge 14 connects the back 10b of the U-shaped back panel to the cross-head 12a of the T-shaped leg. The lower end of the stem 12b, in conjunction with the lower ends of the legs lint-10a, provide footing for supporting the mount in its upright position.

A cover panel 16 of rectangular shape, corresponding substantially in size to the back panel, and having transversely spaced legs 16a-16a and an intermediate edge 16b, is connected by transversely spaced hinges 18-18 to the lower ends of the legs Illa-10a, so that it rests upon the front fact of the back panel in an upright, rearwardly inclined position, as shown in FIG. 3, and, in this position, it is adapted to have attached to its front face a calendar pad, as shown in FIGS. :1 and 2, and above the calendar pad suitable advertising indicia.

A U-shaped brace 20 (FIG. 6) having transversely spaced legs ZGa-Ztla and a back 20b is disposed between the panels and the leg with its back 2% situated between the hinges 18-18. A hinge 22 (FIG. 5), parallel to and spaced from the hinges 18-18, connects the back 20b of the brace to the cover panel along the intermediate edge 16b. The ends of the legs 2051-2011 are connected by transversely spaced hinges 24-24 to the undersides of the cross-head 12a of the T-shaped leg 12.

As thus constructed, the brace 20 operates not only to hold the leg 12 in a rearwardly displaced position relative to the panels so as to support them in an upright position, but also to hold the cover panel 16 engaged with the back panel 10.

As previously indicated, the cover panel 16 may be moved forwardly, that is, swung forwardly about its lower edge, as shown in FIG. 4, and when it is swung forwardly the brace 20 operates to pull the leg 12 into the plane of the back panel 1t so that when the cover panel '16 is swung forwardly into a horizontal position, the entire mount is flattened so as to occupy a single plane. The adjacent surfaces of the panels may be provided with ruled areas for receiving indicia, memoranda, and the like, so that by swinging the cover panel 16 forwardly part way, as shown in :FIG. 4, the same may be seen, and that by swinging it forward completely, memoranda may be written thereon for future reference.

The mount is adapted to be made from a single blank 25, such as shown in FIG. 6, and two of these may be made at once, end-to-end. The blank is formed by making a pair of transversely spaced hinges 18-18 substantially midway between its ends so as to divide it into the panels 10 and 16 which are substantially the same area. A single hinge 22 is made parallel to the pair of hinges 18-18 within the panel 16; a second single hinge 14 of corresponding length is made in the panel 10, remote from the pair of hinges 18-18; and a pair of cuts 32-32 is made longitudinally of the blank which commence at the 0 ends of the hinge 22, extend through the ends of the pair of hinges 18-18, and terminate at the ends of the hinge 14-. Finally, a pair of laterally spaced hinges 24-24 are made within the panel 10 intermediate the hinges 22 and 14 and these are joined by a U-shaped cut 36 which divides the board, within the hinges 22 and 14 and the cuts 32-32, to provide the leg %12 and the brace 29.

The hinges shown herein are of the type made by cutting slots in the board and covering them with paper so that they can flex in either direction with equal ease, however, it is to be understood that the hinges may be made by scoring and, in this event, the hinges 18-18, 22 and 24-24 must be made at one side of the blank, as shown in FIG. 5, and the hinge 14 .at the opposite side.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A mount comprising a back panel, a leg supporting the back panel in an upright, rearwardly inclined position, means connecting the leg to the back panel intermediate the upper and lower edges of said back panel, said leg extending angularly downward from the rear side, so that its lower end, in conjunction with the lower edge of the back panel, provide feet for the mount, a cover panel disposed against the front side of the back panel and hinged thereto at its lower edge so as to be foldable forwardly from the back panel to expose the adjacent surfaces of the two panels, and a brace connected at one end to the cover panel above the hinge connecting the cover panel to the back panel and at its other end to the leg, said brace holding the leg displaced rearwardly relative to the back panel and simultaneously holding the cover panel flat against the back panel.

2. A mount comprising a back panel, a leg supporting the back panel in an upright, rearwardly inclined position, hinge means connecting the leg at its upper end to the back panel, said leg extending angularly downward from the rear side of the back panel at an acute angle and providing, in conjunction with the lower edge of the back panel, footing for the mount, a cover panel resting against the front face of the back panel, said cover panel supporting on its outer side a calendar pad, a hinge connecting the lower edge of the cover panel to the lower edge of the back panel so that it may be folded forwardly .therefrom, a brace and hinges connecting the forward end of the brace to the cover panel along a line spaced from and parallel to the hinges connecting the cover panel to the back panel and at its rear end to the leg, said brace, when the cover panel is resting against the back panel, holding the leg displaced rearwardly at an angle to the back panel, said brace being operative, by forward folding of the cover panel, to draw the several parts into a common plane so as to expose the adjacent surfaces of the panels, and conversely, by folding of the cover panel into engagement with the back panel, automatically to dispose the leg in a position extending rearwardly from the back panel to support the mount.

3. A blank for a mount comprising a one-piece substantially rectangular board, a first pair of spaced, transversely aligned hinge means situated midway between the ends of the board and parallel thereto, said first pair of hinge means extending inwardly from the sides, a first pair of transversely spaced, longitudinally disposed cuts extending from near one end of the board through the inner ends of said first hinge means beyond the midlength of the board, second and third hinge means connecting the ends of the first pair of cuts, said second hinge means lying at one side of said first pair of hinge means and said third hinge means lying at the other side thereof, a U-shaped cut situated between said first pair of cuts and said second and third hinge means, and a second pair of spaced, transversely aligned hinge means extending from the legs of the Uashaped cut outwardly to said first pair of cuts, whereby the portions of the board at opposite sides of the line of centers of said first pair of hinge means may constitute the backboard and cover board respectively, and the portions of the board at opposite sides of the line of center's of said second pair of hinge means may constitute a leg and brace.

4. A mount comprising a U-shaped back panel having a back and spaced parallel legs, a T-shaped leg having a cross-head and stem, hinge means connecting the edge of the cross-head, remote from the stem to the back of the back panel, between the legs, a cover panel resting on the back panel, said cover panel having spaced parallel legs, hinge means connecting the ends of the legs of the cover panel to the ends of the legs of the back panel, a U-shaped brace having a back and spaced parallel legs, hinge means connecting the back of the brace to the cover panel between the legs of the cover panel, and hinge means connecting the ends of the legs of the brace to the edges of the cross-head next to its stem.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,654,554 Cross Oct. 6, 1953 2,926,441 Cross Mar. 1, 1960 FOREIGN PATENTS 181,997 Switzerland Apr. 1, 1936 

1. A MOUNT COMPRISING A BACK PANEL, A LEG SUPPORTING THE BACK PANEL IN AN UPRIGHT, REARWARDLY INCLINED POSITION, MEANS CONNECTING THE LEG TO THE BACK PANEL INTERMEDIATE THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF SAID BACK PANEL, SAID LEG EXTENDING ANGULARLY DOWNWARD FROM THE REAR SIDE, SO THAT ITS LOWER END, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOWER EDGE OF THE BACK PANEL, PROVIDE FEET FOR THE MOUNT, A COVER PANEL DISPOSED AGAINST THE FRONT SIDE OF THE BACK PANEL AND HINGED THERETO AT ITS LOWER EDGE SO AS TO BE FOLDABLE FORWARDLY FROM THE BACK PANEL TO EXPOSE THE ADJACENT SURFACES OF THE TWO PANELS, AND A BRACE CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE COVER PANEL ABOVE THE HINGE CONNECTING THE COVER PANEL TO THE BACK PANEL AND AT ITS OTHER END TO THE LEG, SAID BRACE HOLDING THE LEG DISPLACED REARWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE BACK PANEL AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDING THE COVER PANEL FLAT AGAINST THE BACK PANEL. 